Cumberlands’ education program provides an excellent foundation for students who seek a career in teaching. As an education major, you will benefit from working with professors who have practical teaching experience and from access to our instructional media library with its variety of teaching materials and media.

You’ll also have an opportunity for field study during your 12-week practicum at one of several schools within the district.

Secondary education certification (grades 9-12) may be obtained when you choose a major from another department and supplement those courses with a block of education courses required for certification.

What Can I Do With This Degree?

What you can do with a major in Education:

Teach students in your certification area and level (elementary, middle school, high school)

Tutor at-risk students

Serve in children’s or youth ministry

Become a textbook representative

Teach or train employees in large companies

Become an educational consultant

Teaching on military bases or in international schools

Opportunity to make a difference

Have an active role in shaping the future

Learn to be flexible

Help students transition into being adults

Ignite the spark of curiosity in studentsl

Be a role model

To practice three of life’s most valuable virtues: kindness, patience, and understanding

Turn your love of learning into a love of teaching

Get a feel for what being a teacher is really like

Make the same difference in a child’s life as your favorite teacher made in yours